UK Markets Daily: FTSE 100 Closes Up 0.3% on Friday 2 October 2026
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.3% at 10,461.95 on Friday 2 October 2026, while the FTSE 250 rose 0.2%, gold fell 0.8% and Brent crude was little changed at $102.41 a barrel.
TL;DR: The FTSE 100 rose 0.3% to 10,461.95 on Friday, and the FTSE 250 rose 0.2%, while gold fell 0.8% and Brent crude was little changed.
Market snapshot
Closing levels on 2 October 2026 (data as of 2026-10-02 16:35 London time):
| Instrument | Price | Day change |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 10,461.95 points | +0.32% |
| FTSE 250 | 24,194.24 points | +0.21% |
| GBP/USD | 1.32 | -0.23% |
| EUR/GBP | 0.85 | -0.38% |
| Gold | $4,168.40 per oz | -0.81% |
| Brent crude | $102.41 per bbl | +0.10% |
| Bitcoin | $85,214 | +0.98% (24h) |
| Ethereum | $2,690.51 | +0.07% (24h) |
What moved markets
- UK equities ended the week higher, with the FTSE 100 up 0.32% and the FTSE 250 up 0.21%, a modest gain with no single clear driver in the data fetched today.
- The pound fell 0.23% against the dollar to 1.32, while the euro fell 0.38% against the pound to 0.85.
- Gold fell 0.81% to $4,168.40 an ounce, while Brent crude edged up 0.10% to $102.41 a barrel.
- Bitcoin rose 0.98% over 24 hours to $85,214, while Ethereum was little changed, up 0.07% to $2,690.51.
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